Report: Explosion, fire at NJ multifamily home

HADDON HEIGHTS (AP) — Authorities say at least two people were injured in a fire that started after an apparent explosion at a multifamily home in southern New Jersey.

It’s not yet clear what caused the blast at the three-story residence in Haddon Heights, which occurred around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses who live nearby say the blast shook their homes and the subsequent fire destroyed the residence in a matter of minutes.

Haddon Heights City Councilman Steve Berryhill, who lives next door, said his family helped rescue a woman. He said, “There was a woman on the third floor who ended up on the roof of the porch. She was in shock and cut up.”